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AH-DEsign: Accessible and Sustainable design
Start date: Sep 1, 2011,

In this European level culture project AH-DEsign, contemporary, sustainable and accessible design meets different European audiences of different age groups. The project brings forth issues of creativity, social design and sustainability, and promotes intergenerational dialogue in three European countries: Finland (Aalto University School of Art and Design), France (L'Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique), and Italy (Politecnico di Milano). The project explores different forms of sustainable design and how they are perceived by users, consumers, and audiences of different ages. The topic is important and current, as the elderly population of Europe is increasing so too is the urgency for sustainable design that considers both elderly and young people's needs. The design solutions developed in the project will be exhibited in a contemporary design exhibition that travels throughout all the participant countries. The exhibition will travel in Milan, Nantes, and in Helsinki, introducing different people of different ages to contemplate, search, and comprehend together how design can positively change and influence people's lives and lived environments. 90 people and 300 design concepts will be traveling throughout the duration of the project. The central innovation of this exhibition is the development of sustainable and culturally accessible approaches to everyday life experiences, through sustainable design for young and elderly users and audiences. The project also formulates a new kind of network; linking local expertise and European design and activating local audience work between universities and cultural institutions.

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